Programme 4: Maritime Environmental Protection Programme aimed at developing and enforcing regulations to avert the introduction of invasive species into the maritime environment, halting unauthorized ocean dumping of hazardous substances and prevention of oil and chemical spills.

Programme 5: Maritime Governance Programme aimed at strengthening maritime governance with a focus on collaborative stakeholder participation and the sharing of responsibilities and actions at National, Regional and International perspectives of governance to ensure effective implementation of the South African Maritime agenda.

Programme 6: Service Delivery Excellence Programme focusing on the implementation of a total quality management system to improve and optimize SAMSA’s core business and support systems.